@article{ref1,
title="Prevalence of preventable household risk factors for childhood burn injury in semi-urban Ghana: a population-based survey",
journal="Burns: journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries",
year="2015",
author="Gyedu, Adam and Stewart, Barclay and Mock, Charles and Otupiri, Easmon and Nakua, Emmanuel and Donkor, Peter and Ebel, Beth E.",
volume="42",
number="3",
pages="633-638",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: Childhood burns are a leading cause of injury in low- and middle-income countries; most of which are preventable. We aimed to describe the prevalence of household risk factors for childhood burn injury (CBI) in semi-urban Ghana to inform prevention strategies for this growing population. <br><br>METHODS: We conducted a population-based survey of 200 households in a semi-urban community in Ghana. Households were randomly selected from a list of 6520 households with children aged <18 years. Caregivers were interviewed about CBI within the past 6 months and potentially modifiable household risk factors. <br><br>RESULTS: Of 6520 households, 3856 used charcoal for cooking (59%) and 3267 cooked indoors (50%). In 4544 households (70%), the stove/cooking surface was within reach of children under-five (i.e., <1m). Higher household wealth quintiles (OR 0.95; 95%CI 0.61-1.49) and increasing age (OR 0.82; 95%CI 0.68-0.99) were associated with lower odds of CBI. Living in uncompleted accommodation (OR 11.29; 95%CI 1.48-86.18 vs rented room) and cooking outside the house (OR 1.13; 95%CI 0.60-2.14 vs cooking indoors) were also predictive of CBI. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: This study identified a high prevalence of CBI risk factors in semi-urban households that may benefit from targeted community-based prevention initiatives.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0305-4179",
doi="10.1016/j.burns.2015.11.004",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2015.11.004"
}